Cash is good, but little regard for employees' well-being - Server Applebee's Employee Review

3.0
Mar 3, 2017
Recommend
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Pros

It's great for fast cash and the hours are flexible because you set your schedule. Enough employees to get coverage if you need it because people want the extra money.

Cons

Poor management. You're kind of just seen as a number. They don't always follow your availability and schedule you for days you can't work. Unusually long shifts for a restaurant - you don't actually leave until at least 2 hours past your end shift time. Granted, no restaurant worker leaves at the scheduled end time of their shift but it was just absurd here. Difficult to get a hold of managers to sign you out, employees assigned to checking your side work could be nit picky and make you do extra work, employees frequently don't show up or call out, resulting in the managers begging you to cover for them. Corporate restaurants are usually just more difficult to work at than privately owned ones.

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5.0
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Pros

Lots of shift opportunities to make additional money

Cons

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2.0
Jun 27, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Short drive, Half off food, Will work with you with your schedule.

Cons

GM unprofessional. Not appreciated for your experience and what u can bring to the table. Tips were poor. Poor customer base. Antiquated POS. No patience to train properly. Are bullies. Heating and AC do not work properly. Extreme favoritism. Do not recommend. Oh and if you didn't make your sales quota, u were told you would lose hours. If a table walked out without paying, they made u pay the difference. Callous, unprofessional, employees came last. Sales is all that matters.

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